Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the The Legend of Zelda series with a new limited edition Nintendo 3DS system bundled with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

8th November 2011 – The Legend of Zelda™ is highly regarded as one of the most critically-acclaimed video game series of all time. To celebrate its 25th anniversary and to mark this occasion, Nintendo is releasing a special 25th Anniversary limited edition* Nintendo 3DS™ system, marked with the Hyrule emblem and golden-coloured embellishments. This limited edition console will come bundled exclusively with a copy of The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time 3D which was specifically created for the Nintendo 3DS system, and will become available in stores across Europe from 25th November 2011 – just in time for Christmas!

Fully re-mastered from the original Nintendo® 64 title, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is packed with stunning 3D graphics and visual delights for fans, both familiar and new to the franchise. As part of the bundle your copy of the game will contain, a special dual sided sleeve; on the front the classic game sleeve design appears but on the reverse there is the limited edition golden coloured sleeve. This dual sided special sleeve is only available as part of The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary bundle.

Join Link, a heroic young boy, on his quest to save the land of Hyrule from Ganondorf, the Gerudo King of Thieves. Interact with many different characters and battle various enemies while exploring vast landscapes, mythical temples, dungeons, towns and villages - all in 3D!

What’s more, make the most of the new control scheme, completely re-designed to make the best use of the Nintendo 3DS capabilities, all of which help you to intuitively guide Link on his journey.

The game’s graphical re-working coupled with the three-dimensional depth provided by the Nintendo 3DS breathes new life into this timeless classic. Whether you're a first-time player or a regular visitor to Hyrule, the limited edition Nintendo 3DS system bundled with The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D offers a magical new experience for all to enjoy, on 25th November 2011.

@LinkstrikesbackAgree with you compoletly.I got my 3DS on release date, aswell as OoT:3DS also on release date.To only now find out i could of got both, collectively, cheaper, and MUCH better looking.However, I can complain all I want, im still trading in my current 3DS and OoT:3DS. This christmas is wreaking havoc on my wallet. >.<

Wow that looks awesome. They should do these kind of 3DSs at launch, make them limited edition to entice people to get them. Not fair those of us who buy it early already have one. Not buying a 2nd one just because this looks awesome.

@thereefernanderi wouldn't sell your ambassador 3DS yet. At the end of november there is an update that will allow you to transfer games from one 3DS to another. I just got mine like last week so this kind of makes me mad but there's a chance it won't come out here in the States.

25th of November - 25th Anniversary:) fancy. It looks amazing maybe even better than the ice one. im not so wealthy atm to buy another and even if i was id spend it on all those awesome games that are comming this month instead.

Definitely, they hate early-adopters. I bought a blue 3DS at launch day, and same with Zelda OoT. If I had known of this bundle I could have waited since I only have Zelda OoT and Rayman 3D and I haven't played with the 3DS for several months... Oh, and paying 110€ more >.<

Well, I'm not really upset with Nintendo, but I wonder why they didn't release this bundle when Zelda OoT 3D was launched...

I hate you, Nintendo!I just bought a 3DS recently... and I waited all the time for a bundle exactly like this, which even got denied. There's no excuse that they didn't announce or release this earlier... They just screwed every Zelda fan, who already bought a 3DS.

Why doesn't Nintendo release bundles like this on release day for a little more. Then the true fans get them and they retain their value. Most of the people that I have seen with limited edition consoles are little kids who don't know how to take care of them.

It really is very attractive, though as a day 1 adopter I'm not going to rage about it. I knew full well that new colours and iterations would be released - the red one is also nice - but prioritised the chance to enjoy the system from launch. That's just the way it goes...

All personal disappointment aside, I'd expect this may attract a few sales this festive period, by its gorgeous looks alone.

I know we all love Zealda and this is great but why arin't they doing any of this crap for Metroid!! What do the die-hard Samus fans get......NOTHING!! They should of brought back the Metroid Trilogy or have Metroid other M bundle or at the very least slash the prices on all the Metroid games on the Wii shop. I mean come on Nintendo Samus is one of the best video game characters all time and she's the best female character in video game history and your gonna do her like that!!

It's like Samus and Mario are sitting at this tiny little table all depressed and sharing their tiny little birthday capcake with 1 candle while in the back ground everybody is throwing Link the biggiest birthday bash ever. Then Samus shoots herself with her own laser canon and Mario gets a fire flower a lights himself on fire. All thanks to you Nintendo!

Except, I expected it to be Green or even just gold. Damn, all these colors and bundles coming out- they're really pushing it. The only bundle DS has within it's first year release was the Mario Kart DS bundle with a red DS- which both my brother and niece got with Nintendogs (I had chiuahua, bro had golden retriever and my niece got the other.. I called it Red version lol)

Love the small touch of gold on the buttons and 3D slider. Very slick. My Aqua is doing just fine, thanks, but as stated above, if an NES version comes out (when they eventually start selling them as VC titles??) I might have to pull the trigger to match my GB SP.

I'm loving the box art and the face thats limited edition, I know this was coming though ages ago but I thought it was a rumour. I'm a Nintendo ambassador so selling my 3DS is not an option and I don't have the cash either. Why does Nintendo do this at Christmas?

FFFFFFFUUUUUUU------- Ya know I should have suspected that. Nintendo why did you do that. Also you should release one or two more StarFox and Metroid games on the 3DS and/or Wii U. These systems also need Kirby games and a new Zelda game. Please Nintendo, can you keep me in contact so I can give you ideas for games and when to sell them. I'm typing this on my 3DS

nice looking, but what else? does it have a better battery life? perhaps a second slide pad built in? a bottom screen with better bumpers that won't scratch the top one? No!? I'll wait till next year then.

@Ren: I got a phat at launch, switched to a Lite at launch and then a DSi at launch. Since I'll transfer my DSiware purchases to the 3DS and then transfer those to model 2 in 2 years... it all works out in the end!

@luigifan141: as far as i know, black friday is only here in the states as the day after thanksgiving when the holiday shopping season starts. this one could push me into getting a 3DS. but will it come to the states? when? as always, nintendo seems more determined to keep us all longing for what another area has than anything else.

Nintendo? Hello? Um... When are you going to announce the Christmas bundles for NOA? You're leaving us hanging. Other regions are confirmed to have the Mario, nintendogs + cats, and Zelda bundle. If all of these bundles come to NOA then I will not be getting the Zelda bundle, because it looks like a cosmo black 3ds with a couple of gold stickers on it, gold depth slider, and gold words. I was expecting this bundle but thought it was going to be gold or green, which would have been awesome. I guess I will be getting ice white if it's ever confirmed for my region.

Oh man, this one looks also nice! Maybe I should buy this bundle instead of the Mario bundle? On the other hand, there where some problems with the black 3DS devices. If these Zelda ones come from the same production-line, it could give some trouble!

I foresee a lot of these bought up only to be sold online for ridiculous amounts. Though somebody out there is liable to butcher these models for the case/shell, then have someone/find a potential buyer pay them to custom mod their 3DS w/ the new case/shell. Even more interestingly, I see a lot of that kind of custom case swapping coming (from European to American 3DS systems), especially if this particular case style doesn't hit NA. I mean, I can see a lot of ppl, merely swapping out an old 3DS case for this one, so they won't have to switch 3DS units, just the casings.

The special edition system has been confirmed for an American release as seen in the Black Friday ads for Best Buy and Gamestop (for those who saw the Best Buy ad already, that quality of the ad prevented the gold trimming to be seen properly).